山西省太原市第十二中学高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

山西省太原市第十二中学高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound2．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once3．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid4．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when5．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign6．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough7．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t8．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so9．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft10．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should11．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who12．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before13．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who14．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed15．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/16．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines17．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that18．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen19．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup20．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Areyouafraidofsharks?Whataboutsnakesorspiders?Putthosefearsaside:becauseintheU.S.you’refarmorelikelytobekilledorinjuredbyadeerskippingacrosstheroad.Deercausemorethan200humansdeathseachyear,plussome29,000injuries,allbecauseof1.2millioncollisionsbetweenvehiclesanddeer.MostincidentsoccurintheeasternU.S.,wheredeerprosperwithoutnaturalpredatorslikewolvesandmountainlions.“That’stheregionintheU.S.wheredeer-vehiclecollisionsaresuchaproblem,andwhereitseemslikeaneffectivelargecarnivorereintroductioncouldmakeareallybigdifference.”sayswildlifebiologistLauraPrughfromUniversityofWashington.Shethinksitwouldhelptoreintroducepredatorslikemountainlions,alsoknownascougars,pumasorpanthers,topartsoftheirhistoricrangefromwhichthey’vebeendrivenout.TheresearcherssaythatbringingthepredatorsbacktotheeasternU.S.wouldmean22percentfewercollisionsbetweencarsanddeeroverthreedecades.Eachyearwouldseefivefewerhumandeaths,680fewerinjuriesandasavingsofsome550million.SophieL.Gilbertthinkstherearegreatsocioeconomicbenefitsoflargepredatorrestorationthroughreducedwildlife-vehiclecollisionsandshesays,says,“Cougarshaveshownthattheycancoexistinshortdistancewithpeople,withveryfewconflicts,inalotofareasoutwest.”Still,somefolksmightbeunderstandablynervousaboutthiskindofplan.Afterall,reintroducingpredatorsdoesn’tcomewithoutriskstopetsandtolivestock,andveryoccasionallytopeople.“OurfearoflargepredatorsissonaturalandintensethatIdon’tthinkit’spossibletojustcompletelyclearitwithstatistics...WhatIhopeisthatknowingthatthereactuallycanbesomemeasurablebenefitsmightmakepeoplealittlemoresupportiveandmaybebalancethatfearalittlebit.”saysLaura.Indeed,thestatisticsshowthatcougarswouldpreventfivetimesasmanyhumandeathsfromdeer-relatedaccidentsastheywouldcausebyattacks.Butit’llbeatoughsell:thepresswillcovercougarattacks,butastatisticallypreventeddeathdoesnotmakethenews.Nevertheless,“Ifpeopleinthewestcanputupwithhavingmountainlionsaround,IwouldhopethatNewYorkerswouldbeupforthechallengeaswell.”1、Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“carnivore”inParagraph3?A．Acat-likeanimal.B．Adangerousanimal.C．Ameat-eatinganimal.D．Agrass-eatinganimal.2、Whydopeoplewanttobringbackmountainlions?A．Tominimizetheaccidentscausedbydeer.B．Tomaintainbiodiversityandecologicalbalance.C．Totakeupthechallengefrompeopleinthewest.D．Toreducepeople’sfearofthisdangerouscreature.3、Whyisithardtopersuadepeopletoacceptthismeasure?A．Becausetherisksoutweighthebenefits.B．Becausemountainslionslikeeatingpeople.C．Becausethebenefitsarenotaseye-catchingasitsrisks.D．Becausemountainlionstendtogettooclosetopeople.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Puma:aToughSellB．ANewStudyonPumaC．DeerCauseHugeLifeLossesD．DeerorPumas:aHardChoice22．（8分）Althoughtheideaof“zeroemission,netcarbon-positive,sustainable(可持续)”developmentwaspromotedworldwide,mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou,acityinsouthernChina,attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri,thefatheroftheforestcitymovement,tobuildaself-containedcommunityforupto30,000people.Heisthego-tomanforsuchprojectsthankstothesuccessofhis“verticalforests”,tworesidential(住宅的)towers.Completedin2014,theyremoveupto17.5tonsofsoot(煤烟)fromtheaireachyear,andayearlateroneofthemwasnamedBestTallBuildingWorldwide.TheLiuzhouprojectisamuchmoreambitiousundertaking,however.Itshomes,hospitals,hotels,schoolsandofficeswillbebuiltona340-acresiteinwhatBoericallsthefirstattempttocreatean“urbanenvironmentthatisreallytryingtofindabalancewithnature”.Its100speciesofplantlifeareexpectedtoabsorbalmost10,000tonsofcarbondioxideand57tonsofpollutantsperyear,whileatthesametimeproducing900tonsoflife-givingoxygen.Althoughthearchitectshaven’tpublishedthecostoftheforestcity,theMilantowerscostonlyfivepercentmorethantraditionalskyscrapers.TheconstructionofhisforestcityatLiuzhouissettobeginin2020,andthereisstillagreatdealofplanningandresearchrequiredbeforeaprojectedcompletiondatecanbeset.However,Boeriremainsoptimisticabouttheprojectandhasconfidenceinthesoundnessofhisvision:“Ireallythinkthatbringingforestsintothecityisawaytodealwithglobalwarming.”1、What’sLiuzhou’sattitudetowardsthesustainabledevelopment?A．Approving. B．Cautious. C．Unfavorable. D．Doubtful.2、WhyisStefanoemployedfortheLiuZhouproject?A．Hevolunteeredtodotheproject.B．Heisafamousarchitectintheworld.C．Heisthefatheroftheforestrecovery.D．Hehasgainedexperienceinsimilarprojects.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”referto?A．Thearchitects. B．Thetwotowers.C．Forestsinthecity. D．Theresidentsofthecity.4、What’sthepurposeofLiuZhouproject?A．Toprovidemorejobs. B．Tobringforestintocity.C．Tosolvehouseshortage. D．Toimprovetheenvironment.23．（8分）JohnH．JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918．HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix．Hewasreachingthehighschoolage，buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks．Fortunatelyhehadastrong﹣willedcaringmother．Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes，"Son，youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve．"Shetoldhimnottodependonothers，includinghismother．"Youhavetoearnsuccess，"shesaid．"Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed，buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard．"Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation．Shealsoknewthatbelievinghardworkdon'tmeaneverything．Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson，whowasthen15，toChicago．Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor．John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork．ButhereJohncouldgotoschool，andherehelearnedthepowerofwords﹣asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks．Whileothersdiscouragedhim，John'smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby．"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"Shealsolethimpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe﹩500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine．ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful．Healwayskeepshismother'swordsinmind．"Son，failureisnotinyourvocabulary!"NowJohnH．Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica﹣worth﹩150million．1、WhydidJohn'smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A．hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB．lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC．JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD．therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2、John'smother．A．didn'tbelieveinordependonothersB．thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC．believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD．thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"mean?A．ifyoutry，youwouldsucceedB．afailureisdifficulttobeat，evenifyoutryC．atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD．nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry．24．（8分）Whydowelaughandgetamusementfromsomanydifferentthings,frompuns(双关语)topratfalls?Whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeopleandnottoothers?Howisthatwhileasuccessfuljokecancausepleasure,asickonecancauseseriousharm?Overthecenturies,variousscholarshaveattemptedtoproduceauniversallyagreed-upontheoryofhumor.PlatoandAristotleintroducedthesuperiority(优越感)theory,theideathatpeoplelaughatthemisfortuneofothers.Theirtheoryseemstoexplainteasing,butitdoesn’tworkwellforknock-knockjokes.SigmundFreudarguedforhisrelieftheory,theconceptthathumorisawayforpeopletoreleasepsychologicaltensionandrevealtheirinnerfearsanddesires.Histheoryworkswellfordirtyjokes,lesswellformostpuns.Themajorityofhumorexpelstodayagreewiththeincongruitytheory,theideathathumorariseswhenthere’sagapbetweenwhatpeopleexpecttohappenandwhatactuallyhappens.Incongruityhasalotgoingforit—jokeswithunexpectedfunnylines,forexample,fitwell.Butscientistshavefoundthatincomedy,unexpectednessisovervalued.Withthegoalofdevelopinganew,moresatisfactoryexplanation,Iproduced“thegentleviolation(违背)theory”,theideathathumorariseswhensomethingseemswrongorthreatening,butisactuallyOKorsafe.Adirtyjoke,forexample,tradesonmoralorsocialviolations,butit’sonlygoingtogetalaughifthepersonlisteningisopenenoughtoconsiderthesubjectOKtotalkabout.Similarly,punscanbeseenaslinguisticviolationsthatstillmakegrammaticalsense.Andwhilemosthumortheorieshavestruggledtoaccountfortickling(挠痒痒),orjustavoidedthephenomenonaltogether,mytheoryaccountsforeventhiskindoflaughter.Ticklinginvolvesviolatingsomeone’sphysicalspaceinagentleway.Peoplecan’tticklethemselves—becauseitisn’taviolation.1、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPlatoandAristotle’stheory?A．Critical. B．Approving.C．Uncaring D．Unclear.2、AccordingtoSigmundFreud’stheory,wecaninferthat________.A．peoplewilllaughwhentheyseeotherssufferB．tellingdirtyjokesisareliefofone’snervousfeelings’C．unexpectednesscanexplainhowhumorworksD．ticklingdoesn’tinvolvepsychologicaltension3、Accordingtotheauthor,whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeoplebutnottoothers?A．Becausethesenseofhumorvariesgreatlyfrompersontoperson.B．Becausepeoplehavedifferentexpectationsforthesamething.C．Becausesomepeoplelackthesenseofsafetydeepintheirheart.D．Becausepeople’sunderstandingofviolationisdifferent.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheresearchofhumor.B．Tocriticizepeople’smisconceptionsabouthumor.C．Toexplainwhatexactlycausespeopletolaugh.D．Toprovethesenseofhumorcanbedeveloped.25．（10分）Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病发作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(粪便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(灾祸).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉动物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanetoadsbeingintroduced?A．Canetoadsdestroyedsomefoodchains.B．Mostofthepredatorsdiedoftoadtoxin.C．Canetoadsbredatamuchslowerpace.D．Bigspecieslearnedtoavoidcanetoads.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbe1downforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,Irespondedwithan2“Yes!”.AsIplannedthe3inmyhead,I4onhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedoneso5timeswithaveryopenheart.Butthetruly6thingis7Ihavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherpassed8,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitysteppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftof9washersmallwayoftryingto10ourpain.Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestduringmy11withtwins,womenofthe12againsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-old13,andbroughtlovely14toourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusband15bringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter!Foodisallaboutcomfort.It16ourbodies,butitcanalsofeedour17Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavoriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelings18withsharingfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimeto19foodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIwanttoprepareand20tosomeoneinneed.1、A．lyingB．goingC．fallingD．breaking2、A．activeB．efficientC．immediateD．intelligent3、A．operationB．mealC．callD．supper4、A．reflectedB．dependedC．reliedD．moved5、A．fewB．countableC．countlessD．great6、A．amazingB．confusingC．disappointingD．discouraging7、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．that8、A．byB．overC．awayD．down9、A．visitB．foodC．supperD．bread10、A．giveB．cureC．easeD．dull[11、A．holidayB．pregnancyC．operationD．life12、A．hospitalB．churchC．communityD．neighbors13、A．daughterB．sonC．dogD．cat14、A．booksB．pensC．dogsD．dinners15、A．wouldB．shouldC．couldD．might16、A．givesB．feedsC．keepsD．improves17、A．babiesB．stomachsC．soulsD．hearts18、A．connectedB．dottedC．dealtD．marked19、A．leaveB．buyC．postD．prepare20、A．pastB．sellC．lendD．deliver第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Nooneknowsexactly1．theearthbegan.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebegan2．a“BigBang”.Thenthedust3．(settle)intoasolidglobe.Astheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Many4．(science)believethatitwasthepresenceofwaterthatallowedtheearthtodissolve5．(harm)gasesandacidsintooceansandseas,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Millionsofyearslater,thefirstsmallplantsappearedonthesurfaceofthewater.Theirdevelopment6．(follow)byearlyshellfish,allsortsoffish,greenplantsandlandanimals.Reptiles7．(produce)younggenerallybylayingeggswhilemammalsgavebirthtoyoungbabyanimals.Dinosaursexistedontheearthforover140millionyearsbeforetheysuddenlydisappeared.Thereason8．theydisappearedstillremainsamystery.Finally,humansappearedandspreadallovertheearth.Buttheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfrom9．(escape)fromtheearthintospace.Asaresultofthis,peoplebelievetheearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.So10．lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependonhowthisproblemcanbesolved.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Sometimespeoplearemeantootherswhoaresmarterordifferentfromthem、Itmakesthemfeelpowerfullyorincontrol、Butiftheytaketimetogettoknowthatperson,theymaybecomefriends!Trynottoshowangerstowardskidswhoarebeingmeantoyou、Standinguptallandwalkawaycanworkreallywell、Notgettingareactionfromthemtakesawaythefunforthem、Theymaystopunlesstheyseewhattheyaredoingdon’tbotheryou、Ifkidscontinuetobemean,trytotalkaboutthem、Beingcalmandfirmbutnice、Itishardtobemeantosomeoneisbeingnice、However,ifyoueverfeelthreatenedorinthedanger,tellanadultrightaway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你班英语课学习了“世界读书日”的有关内容，老师要求以“Reading”为话题分组讨论。请你根据如下提示，用英语写一篇发言稿，代表你组发言。1.阅读的好处；2.如何养成阅读的好习惯。注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearclassmates,I’mgladtoshareouropinionsaboutthetopic“Reading”.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________